Tony Hawk: RIDE

Game Summary

Tony Hawk: RIDE features a wireless skateboard controller designed in conjunction with the game to offer a dynamic gaming experience built from the ground up. Using a combination of accelerometers and motion sensors, the intuitive controller allows players to physically control the action by performing various movements and gestures on the board that directly translate into amazing tricks in the game. Without complex button combinations or analog sticks, gamers of all skill levels can literally step on the board and play!

Game Review

Put down that handheld controller and get off the couch! You've talked the talk,
but can you skate the walk?
For the past decade, the Tony Hawk franchise has innovated and often defined the
‘board’ genre of video-games. Tony Hawk RIDE is no exception, but – in many ways
– it takes the genre in a completely new direction and opens up the opportunity
to expand the...
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This years big skateboarding hit shall be heading to your local game shop on May 11th, so get ready to scrape up some cash and pre-order or do whatever it is you do when your favorite franchise game is released every year.
It seems Black Box and EA are looking to make Skate a yearly franchise indeed, with the recent failure from Tony Hawk known as Ride it would be stupid for them not to continue dominating the skateboarding genre. With such a gimmicky feeling game and peripheral Tony Hawk was doomed from the start (sorry Tony), making Skate the go-to series for the last few years for skateboarding fans young and old. Talking with one of the Skate developers he mentioned hearing from a few of the pros in their game that Tony Hawk's own son plays Skate instead of his father's games, now that is funny.
For the final pro roster and more about the game hit the cut
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Maldonado was at his uncle's Harlem apartment when the incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. According to the family, Maldonado was in the fourth grade, loved skateboarding and was "ecstatic" about receiving a PlayStation for Christmas. Read More

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